Technology

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has entered into a partnership with Saab to enhance the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft with airborne early warning and control, or AEW&C, capabilities. GA-ASI said Sunday the SkyGuardian, SeaGuardian, the UK’s Protector and the MQ-9B short takeoff and landing aircraft will receive the AEW&C capability by 2026. What Is the Airborne Early […] More

Bob Ritchie, chief technology officer at SAIC, said during a Federal News Network podcast that achieving digital maturity depends on getting platforms produced. “We’re really focused on the concept of ‘prod or it didn’t happen,’” Ritchie said. In an interview for the FNN series Delivering the tech that delivers for government, Ritchie noted that production […] More

MITRE has entered into a partnership with defense company Gambit to develop and test autonomous ground and aerial vehicles for use in Department of Homeland Security operations and Department of Defense missions. Scope of the MITRE-Gambit Partnership MITRE said Tuesday that it brings to the partnership its autonomous system teams at the MITRE MASE Lab […] More

Phoenix Semiconductor raised $5.5 million in its recent seed funding round. The Texas-headquartered semiconductor firm said Tuesday that J2 Ventures, RTX Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors and Lockheed Martin Ventures participated in the funding round.  What Phoenix Semiconductor Offers Phoenix is tackling the challenge of microelectronics obsolescence by recreating legacy chips that are still in use […] More

IBM Quantum has set out a roadmap to build the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029.  The technology company said Tuesday that IBM Quantum Starling will be able to perform 20,000 times more operations compared to current quantum computers. “IBM is charting the next frontier in quantum computing,” stated Arvind Krishna, chairman and […] More

Carahsoft Technology has entered into a new partnership to distribute Torq’s hyperautomation platform, which is designed to automate, manage and monitor security operations center responses at machine speed, to the public sector. The platform leverages advanced natural language processing to initiate and accelerate the investigation, triage and remediation of security events, allowing it to deliver comprehensive […] More

Leidos is developing a magnetic navigation capability that uses quantum technology as an alternative to the Global Positioning System signal, which is susceptible to jamming. The work is under a Defense Innovation Unit contract and involves subcontractor Frequency Electronics and MIT Lincoln Lab, Leidos said Thursday. Unlike GPS, MagNav has no signal to jam, explained […] More